Sellafield

John on September 30th, 2011

Sellafield Ltd has requested agreement to commence the export of a single skip of metal fuel from the Pile Fuel Storage Pond (PFSP) to the Fuel Handling Plant (FHP).

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John on September 28th, 2011

Sellafield Ltd has taken an important step towards decommissioning a 60-year-old storage pond originally built to store fuel from the Windscale Pile Reactors, by retrieving the very first nuclear fuel out of the pond since the 1960s.

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John on September 26th, 2011

A multi million pound Nitrogen Generation Plant is to be installed at the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo at Sellafield, replacing the 30 year old existing facility.

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John on August 25th, 2011

NNL have a requirement to improve, replace and refurbish much of the Windscale Laboratory on Sellafield Site. Over the next 5 years, this is expected to cost in the region of £77M.

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Preparations are being made at Sellafield for the new multi million pound Silos Maintenance Facility (SMF).

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John on August 10th, 2011

Following a lengthy period of active commissioning, the ONR (Office of Nuclear Regulation) has now issued REF with the required Licence Instrument.

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John on August 3rd, 2011

Since securing new commercial arrangements for Sellafield MOX Plant (SMP) in April 2010, the NDA has monitored progress to ensure that operations continue to improve and are delivering value for money.

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John on August 3rd, 2011

The NDA together with Sellafield Ltd and Nuclear Management Partners (NMP) have today published a new Performance Plan for the site.

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John on July 27th, 2011

A new self erecting tower crane has been built at Sellafield as part of the work to retrieve historical waste from a 60-year-old silo.

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John on July 25th, 2011

HSE have published the most recent Project assessment reports PAR for Oldbury, Sellafield and Capenhurst.

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